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Microsoft Windows Vista was release for some time ago and have you try it or use it before?

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Now you can try it online without install on your desktop or laptop. Basically it’s “Windows Vista SPI Ultimate Test Drive” from TechNet Virtual Labs that let you test Windows Vista online inside IE browser without making any changes to your current work environment.

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Microsoft only had 11 more days within which to deliver the more customer-focused IE 8 Beta 2 if it were to hit its August deadline. According to one well-placed tipster, who requested anonymity, the current plan is for Microsoft to make IE 8 Beta 2 available for download from its Web site by August 28. And the final version is tracking for a November release, the tipster added.

Microsoft is expected to provide some previously undisclosed new features as part of the upcoming beta release, including some kind of new private-browsing (a k a “porn mode”) functionality.

(To be clear: Microsoft isn’t confirming it will have the same kind of “private browsing” functionality that Safari already offers, and some are speculating that all Redmond will end up doing is identifying which sites are porn sites, which won’t be very useful to those who are hoping IE 8 will help them cover up their online tracks. )

Microsoft is expected to make the Beta 2 build available to anyone who wants it. The Beta 2 build is the successor to the more developer-focused IE 8 Beta 1, which Microsoft also made available to any interested parties, on March 5. I’m hearing that folks who already have IE 8 Beta 1 installed will get Beta 2 via Automatic Updates.
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According to Microsoft IE team, Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 is just right around the corner. If you wish to be a part of making IE better by contributing great bug reports then please email to Microsoft at IESO@microsoft.com and tell them a little about yourself including why you’d be a great beta tester.

Interested? Download IE8 here.

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Do you have bunch of Internet Explorer favorites save in your computer? Do you have any problem search your IE favorites from you Microsoft Windows machine?

Don’t worry, an article fro How To Geek teach you how to search your Internet Exlorer Favorite within IE in Windows Vista or XP.

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Personally, I’m fans of Firefox but you’ll find a bunch of cool browser extras (other then Google Toolbar) to make Internet Exlorer way more usable. Yeah! Sometimes I force to use IE for certain web site, I hate that.

(A)IE7Pro (only IE7) includes Tabbed Browsing Management, Spell Check, Inline Search, Super Drag Drop, Crash Recovery, Proxy Switcher, Mouse Gesture, Tab History Browser, Web Accelerator, User Agent Switcher, Webpage Capturer, AD Blocker, Flash Block, Greasemonkey like User Scripts platform, User Plug-ins and many more power packed features. You can customize not just Internet Explorer, but even your favorite website according to your need and taste using IE7Pro.

(B)LeechVideo download favorite videos from popular video sharing websites (i.e. Youtube, Google Video, DailyMotion, iFilm, Metacafe, etc.).

(C)Inline Search is an extremely useful free add-on for Internet Explorer that mimics Firefox’s search behavior. It turns searching in a web page into a non modal research experience coupled with a find as you type facility. It integrates flawlessly into IE (version 5.5 or above), giving it that little extra that makes you a lot more efficient when you are looking for a specific piece of information.

(D)ShareThis lets you instantly access all of your profiles, blogs, friends, and contacts for easy sharing and updating. We think users should be in control of their online world.

(E)The Zamzar web browser button is a link you can add to your web browser’s “Bookmarks Toolbar”. You can use it to convert files from all your favourite websites at the click of a button.

(F)Feeds Plus is an Internet Explorer 7 add-on that makes your feed reading experience easy and efficient. You can read your feeds in a combined view (aggregate feeds) and get pop-up notifications when there are new items to read.

(G)ieSpell is a free Internet Explorer browser extension that spell checks text input boxes on a webpage. It should come in particularly handy for users who do a lot of web-based text entry (e.g. web mails, forums, blogs, diaries). Even if your web application already includes spell checking functionality, you might still want to install this utility because it is definitely much faster than a server-side solution. Plus you get to store and use your personal word list across all your applications, instead of maintaining separate ones on each application.

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